Reuters
by Samia Errazzouki

Morocco

Morocco’s trade deficit rose 20.6 percent to 45.47 billion dirham ($4.53 billion)for the first three months of 2017 versus the same period a year ago as imports increased, the state foreign exchange regulator said on Tuesday.

($1 = 10.0320 Moroccan dirham)

(Reporting by Samia Errazzouki; writing by Patrick Markey)